House to Vote on Measure to Ban ALL Transfers from Guantanamo Bay Prison

UPDATE: Thanks for taking action! The bill passed the House on September 15, but by a narrower margin than such bills have won in the past. See how your Representative voted here. The Senate did not take up the measure, and is not expected to.

Fifteen human rights organizations today wrote to the House of Representatives to urge a No vote on HR 5351, which would impose a full ban on all transfers of detainees out of Guantanamo prison camp.

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This model resolution offers an opportunity for municipalities and states to call on the federal government to pursue transparency and accountability through an independent commission and prosecution of all government officials complicit in torture.